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Movies

Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Alex Arabian - August 12, 2021

As Joan Jett Blakk, the performer made two historic runs for president. A new short film asks what could have been.

Art

Review: From vintage postcards and records, Ajit Chauhan inscribes fragmented memories

tamara suarez porras - August 12, 2021

It is almost impossible, right now, to see the years 2020 or 2021 on an exhibition checklist and not think of the COVID pandemic....

Music

Under the Stars: Mia Doi Todd remixes, DJ Noel, Angel Bat Dawid, more

John-Paul Shiver - August 11, 2021

Live appearances and new records to look forward to—plus a clutch of brilliant Georgia Anne Muldrow reworks.

Opinion

OPINION: Ending car-free Great Highway is a mistake, especially now

Peter-Astrid Kane - August 10, 2021

Curtailing a beloved open space as Delta rages on is terrible timing and a community detriment.

Homelessness

Homelessness—and failed solutions— in Salt Lake City and Denver

Tiny - August 8, 2021

Sweeps and attacks on the unhoused are not just happening in the Bay Area; it's a national problem.

Art

Guerilla projections battle Asian hate in ‘Dear America’

Emily Wilson - August 5, 2021

After Atlanta massacre, artist Christy Chan was determined to take up space with urgent messages.

Music

Bandcamp Friday picks: New sounds from Cold Beat, Afrikan Sciences, more

John-Paul Shiver - August 3, 2021

On the first Friday of every month since March 2020, local music platform Bandcamp has waived its fees to help support the many artists...

Nightlife

As Trip Show, a revered record selector returns with a terrific album

Marke B. - August 2, 2021

Fromer SF DJ-producer John Keaka Friend sends 'The Far East is the Near West and the Wild West is the Near East' from Hawaii

City Hall

After more than a century, PG&E is finally on the ropes in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - August 1, 2021

The city's moving to establish a public-power system—but we should also talk about accountability for the politicians and media that enabled an illegal monopoly for so long.

Culture

Vintage to ‘nowstalgia’: Hands up for Community Thrift’s charitable treasures

John-Paul Shiver - July 30, 2021

The Mission store has survived AIDS, gentrification, and COVID to keep giving back, for almost 40 years

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